{"id":4190,"date":"2008-02-22T12:48:42","date_gmt":"2008-02-22T20:08:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.amptoons.com\/blog\/archives\/2008\/02\/22\/viva-obama-video\/"},"modified":"2008-02-22T12:48:42","modified_gmt":"2008-02-22T20:08:30","slug":"viva-obama-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/?p=4190","title":{"rendered":"Viva Obama video"},"content":{"rendered":"

The song is fun, but what I find most impressive is that it’s not an official Obama commercial — it was put together by an independent pro-Obama organization, www.amigosdeobama.com<\/a>. (I’ll post a English translation of the lyrics in the comments).<\/p>\n

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Hat tip: Latinopoliticsblog<\/a>. If a significant portion of the Latin@ community is moving to support Obama, it’s unlikely Clinton can win.<\/p>\n

I’ve seen Obama’s ability to inspire ultra-fervent support used as an argument against him by Clinton supporters — and even by Obama supporters, like Kathleen Geier<\/a>. I can definitely see that argument; there are a lot of Obama fans expecting way too much of someone who is, in the end, a mostly mainstream Democratic candidate.<\/p>\n

At the same time, I just can’t believe that the ability to inspire huge numbers of people is a bad thing, overall; it’s plausible that Obama’s ability to inspire could lead to him sweeping more Democrats into office with him in November than Clinton would be able to. The more Democrats in Congress, the more useful having a Democratic president will be.<\/p>\n

What’s disappointing is that the Obama movement probably won’t last beyond getting him elected president, or develop larger goals. Quoting Kathleen Geier:<\/p>\n

Don’t get me wrong — inspiration is fine, necessary even, and the impressive grassroots organizing the Obama campaign is doing holds real promise. Ultimately though, neither Barack Obama nor any other leader is going to save us. What progressives achieve or do not achieve during the next presidency is almost completely dependent on how strong progressives are as a political movement.<\/p>\n

Just look at our current president. He’s miserably incompetent and widely despised by at least half the country. And yet, he’s gotten much of his agenda passed through Congress. This has little to do with any special talents or abilities George W. Bush possesses has everything to do with the incredible power and discipline of the conservative movement in this country.<\/p>\n

That’s why, although I support Barack, I don’t think Clinton would govern in ways that would be much different from him (except perhaps in foreign policy \u2013 and even there, there’s some doubt, since their senate votes about Iraq have tended to be similar). Like Obama, Clinton is a savvy pragmatist. If the center of gravity moves to the left, that’s where she’ll be.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I entirely agree.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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